samdel / chromecast-device

Turn a Linux device (e.g. Raspberry Pi) into a device that can be used by Desktop Audio Streamer to play audio.

Chromecast Device

With this software you can turn a Linux device (e.g. Raspberry Pi) into a device that can be used by Desktop Audio Streamer to play audio. I've tested on a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Rev 1.1 with Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster).

Install

• Download the ChromeCast.Device file from releases
• Copy the file to your Linux device
• Change permission: chmod 777 ChromeCast.Device
• Execute: ./ChromeCast.Device -l -n MyDeviceName
• Use Desktop Audio Streamer on a Windows device to start streaming.

Arguments

The command-line arguments:

• -l for logging
• -n DeviceName for the name of the device

Utilities

Chromecast.Device uses these Linux applications, so make sure they are installed:

• vlc/cvlc to start an audio stream: cvlc <url>
• pkill to stop an audio stream: pkill vlc
• amixer for the volume:
  • amixer get Master playback to get the level
  • amixer set Master <level (0-65536)> to set the level
  • amixer -q sset Master toggle to toggle mute

Dependencies

• Makaretu.Dns.Multicast
• Tmds.MDns
• Google.ProtocolBuffers (converted to .Net Standard 2)

chromecast-device's Issues

ChromeCast.Device not visible

Hello I launched ChromeCast.Device as instructed on Raspberry Pi on local WiFi and I would expect that I can see the device by Deezer on mobile device connected to same network. Deezer allows to stream to ChromeCast device. However the device is not found by Deezer mobile app.